Originally Posted By wildghostz Did any MK ever expand its boundries? If so, did any MK ever need to remove and detour the raliway track? Or they did because they add new attractions?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss DL has spilled out beyond the borders of the railroad at least six times. IASW, POTC, HM, SplM, and Indy all have portions that go outside the berm, and ToonTown is completely outside of the original DL. I don't believe the railroad tracks have ever been rerouted, but the monorail beam was moved to accomodate the Indy show building.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "I don't believe the railroad tracks have ever been rerouted," I don't think that's true. I do believe that the Disneyland Railroad has had it's tracks pushed out several times over the years. If you look at the park at opening (and for several years after), it's shape is not the same as it is today. I think it's been pushed out on the Frontierland side, as well as the Fantasyland side. I'm sure the DLRR experts will be along shortly to tell us exactly what has happened to the tracks over the years.
Originally Posted By SFH The rail route has indeed expanded over the years. And the roundhouse used to be along the western side of the northern areas, instead of northeast of It's a Small World, where is it is now. SFH
Originally Posted By smd4 Sure, the railroad has expanded dramatically over the years. The best way to see this is to look at an early aerial view of the park, and compare it to one from today. Or look at the model in the Opera House. An easy way to grasp the expansion is to look at where Frontierland Station used to be located: In 1955, it was very near the current Blue Bayou entrance!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I think early aerial photos show the RR tracks being just north of StorybookLand - so that would mean they were re-routed to accomodate (what is now) the whole wonderbra theatre/small world mall area.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I stand corrected. I have seen aerial photos of DL of course, and noticed that the track was straighter in years past, but didn't ever hear of the tracks being moved... but then there was no internet in the 60's.
